The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-05-11


hoped that as many as can will avail them
selves of the opportunity of hearing her.
Some OF the graduates of Minard Com
mercial College are agitating the matter of
forming an alumni association. 1t is ex-
pected that meeting will be called for this
purpose at an early day. Mr. j. b. Eldredge,
the efficient drill-master of the cadet corps,
has accepted position in a store during the
summer vacation. Mrs. Livermore goes
from her engagement here to take part in
the Woman's Suffrage festival to be held
in Boston at the Hotel Vendome. She de-
livers the opening address. - Charles
G. Newcomb returned to Boston last week
Monday. 80 Reuben Dickinson of Under
hill is helping l.. Huntey put up trees for
this springs delivery. 80 Oliver w.
Davis and wife attended the funeral of
Deacon Whitney at Morrisville last week
Monday. - Professor j. NJ. CHAPMAN
came to town last Friday to take charge of
his class in elocution. - The students
had box party and promenade at chapel
hall last Friday evening. - A daughter
of Dan Smith, from Michigan has come to
reside with her father. - Miss LOTUS
from Massachusetts is visiting her aunt,
Mrs. Lucia Town - +. S. Noble, having
sold his place at the village, expects to move
back to the Center, into o. II. Minott's
house. Healy johnson moves from Mi
motifs house into the Silas Loomis house.
- Mrs. p. f. Smith is staying at her
place for a few weeks
Woodbury..
Mrs. GILMAN BILL was thrown from a
spring board wagon with her four-year-od
grandchild last week Tuesday, and had a
very narrow escape from being seriously in
jured. Mr. Bill got his team ready to go
away but forgot his colts, and told Mrs. Bill
to drive a short distance from the house.
For fear the horse would start in turning the
corner to get into the road she reached over
hold nj w oh
was broken entirely off and threw them both
out. Mrs. Bill fell on her head and shoulder
and one side of her back, almost stunning
her. Fortunately no bones were broken,
but Mrs. Bill was so severely bruised and
shaken up as to be obliged to call phys-
clan. The child was not hurt at all. Mrs
Bill is doing as well as could be expected.
80 The Sabbath-school Aid Society will
meet one week from next Wednesday with
Mrs. Ricard at Oscar Thomas house.
The hill roads, which have been so bad, are
last improving. In some places there are
still deep drifts, and teams are obliged to
turn into the fields to get past them. -
Several farrow cows have been sold in town
the past week. - John Bigelow has ex-
changed his place at the Center with Charles
Watson of Calais for farm on the Worces-
ter road known as the Morse place. -
Charles Daniels and Eber Bashaw have
divided up their four-horse team and are no
longer in company. - Eber Bashaw is
working for r. f. Drenan and Mrs. Milo
Carr is at work for Weston Jackson. -
Arbor day was not very generally observed
in this place on account of the bad weather.
South Woodbury..
r. NJ. PRAY has purchased Leonard
Mayott's residence in this place, and Mr..
Mayott and family will remove to Morris
vile, where they have purchased place.
- Will Durham of West Woodbury.
lost valuable horse week before last The
loss was a serious one financially to Mr..
Burnham, the horse being valued at $500.
- School commenced here last Mon
day, with Mrs. E. NJ. Daniels as teacher.
- Albert Burnham lost a valuable COW
last week. - Mrs. George Sabin is i'll at
the present writing. - Chauncey Has
kell has hen that laid an egg measuring
seven and one-half by six and one-haif
inches. - Leon Wheeler is to work for
Mark P. Goodell the present season. -
o. A. Daniels has had the misfortune to lose
another cow. - Mrs. NJ. N Paul and
son of Montpelier and Mrs. d. NJ. Holmes
and Mr.. III. o. Carr of Middlesex relatives
of Mrs. Harriet Angel, visited in this place
| last week
Worcester.
| Mrs. UTToN fell down stairs last Sunday
morning, sustaining severe injuries. -
The funeral of Mrs. George Ellis was held
last Sabbath at the Congregational church
Rev. p III. Carpenter officiating. Rev
Mr.. Thatcher has been unable to return to
his appointment as yet, owing to sickness
| - There was an error in the last week s
report in regard to teachers. Mary Abbott
instead OF teaching in the Ellis district, is
to teach in East Elmore. - A special
meeting of the Grand Army Post is to be
held Saturday evening, the 21st instant. A
good attendance is desired.
Putnamsville.
HENRY Harris while sapino tba 1+l IL,
slant, in the mill, got caught in the saw-car.
riage and had his right knee badly hurt
- Mrs. Sally w. Hall, widow of the
late Ephraim Hall, who died April 18th
was buried in the Lewis cemetery Sunday.